Brethren (1977)

Directed by

Dennis Zahoruk

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 31m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three adult brothers who are not close return to their small hometown for their abusive father's funeral. They must face each other and the unresolved pain from their past.

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What happens

Brethren is a Canadian drama film, directed by Dennis Zahoruk and released in 1976. The film centres on three estranged adult brothers returning to their small hometown to attend the funeral of their abusive and unloving father. The film stars Thomas Hauff, Kenneth Welsh, Richard Fitzpatrick, Candace O'Connor and Sandra Scott. It was a Canadian Film Award nominee for Best Picture at the 27th Canadian Film Awards. Zahoruk was awarded a Special Jury Prize in recognition of directing his first feature film. The film was subsequently broadcast on television in 1977. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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